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	<h2 style="text-align: center; color: white;">Audacity</h2>

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			<h2>4. Editing</h2>

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			<br><br><font class="sectionheader">ID3 Tags</font>
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			An ID3 Tag contains the information for artist, song, and album. If you import a file that already has "tags" then this can be left alone, unless you want to change them. If you are making a new track, you need to fill in the information (Figure 4.1). 
			<div class="note">Note: This is found under the Project menu.</div>
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			<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Figure 4.1:</b> Enter ID3 information.<br><img src="id3 tag.png"></img></div>


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			<br><br><font class="sectionheader">Generating Audio</font>
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				<li>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Silence</font>
					<br>
					Inserts silence into the track.
				</li>
				<ol>
				<li>Click the <b>Generate Menu</b> and select <b>Silence</b>. </li>
				<li>Enter the length of silence desired.</li>
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				<li>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Tone</font>
					<br>
					Inserts a tone into the track.
				</li>
				<ol>
				<li>Click the <b>Generate Menu</b> and select <b>Tone</b>. </li>
				<li>Select the Waveform.</li>
				<div class="note">Note: Changes the sound slightly.</div>
				<li>The frequency will change the tones <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)" target="new">pitch</a>. </li>
				<div class="note">Note: The higher the frequency, the higher the pitch. </div>
				<li>Choose the amplitude.</li>
				<div class="note">Note: One is maximum and zero is the minimum volume. </div>
				<li>Enter length of tone desired.</li>
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					<font class="subsectionheader">White Noise</font>
					<br>
					Inserts white noise into the track.
				</li>
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				<li>Click the <b>Generate Menu</b> and select <b>White noise</b>. </li>
				<li>Enter the length of white noise desired. </li>
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					<font class="subsectionheader">Click Track</font>
					<br>
					Inserts a click track, similar to a metronome.
				</li>
				<ol>
				<li>Click the <b>Generate Menu</b> and select <b>Click Track</b>.</li>
				<li>Enter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo" target="new">tempo</a> desired.</li>
				<li>Enter beats per measure.</li>
				<li>Enter number of measures.</li>
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			<br><font class="sectionheader">Effects</font>
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			When adding effects to audio, you must first select the portion of audio that you will change.<br>
			<div class="note">Note: The effect window has a 3 second preview, unless otherwise stated.</div>
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			<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.1</b>: Sample clip uneffected<br>
			<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="kansas.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
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			<font class="subsectionheader">Effects List:</font><br>
			<a href="editing.html#4">Amplify</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#5">Bass Boost</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#6">Change Pitch</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#7">Change Speed</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#8">Change Tempo</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#9">Compressor</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#10">Echo</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#11">Fade In</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#12">Fade Out</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#13">Phaser</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#14">Repeat</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#15">Reverse</a><br>
			<a href="editing.html#16">Wahwah</a><br>
						
			
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				<li>
				<a name="4"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Amplify</font>
					<br>
					Changes the volume of the audio.
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Amplify</b>.</li>
						<li>Adjust the sliders to preference.</b>
					</ol>
				</li>

				<li>
				<a name="5"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Bass Boost</font>
					<br>
					Enhances the bass frequencies.
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Bass Boost</b>.</li>
						<li>Adjust the sliders to preference.</b>
					</ol>
				</li>
				
				<li>
				<a name="6"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Change Pitch</font>
					<br>
					Changes the frequency of the audio without changing the tempo(Audio Clip 4.2).
				</li>

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				<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.2</b>: Pitch Raised<br>

			<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="pitchup.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
			</audio>
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					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Change Pitch</b>.</li>
						<li>Adjust the sliders to preference.</b>
					</ol>
				<li>
				<a name="7"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Change Speed</font>
					<br>
					Changes the speed of the audio (Audio Clip 4.3).<br><div class="note">Note: Will also change pitch.</div>
				</li>
				
				<br>
				<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.3</b>: Speed slowed<br>
				<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="speeddown.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
			</audio>
			
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					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Change Speed</b>.</li>
						<li>Adjust the sliders to preference.</b>
					</ol>
					
				<li>
				<a name="8"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Change Tempo</font>
					<br>
					Changes tempo the without changing the pitch (Audio Clip 4.4).
				</li>

				<br>
				<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.4</b>: Tempo Increased<br>
			<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="tempofaster.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
			</audio>
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					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Change Tempo</b>.</li>
						<li>Adjust the sliders to preference.</b>
					</ol>

				<li>
				<a name="9"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Compressor</font>
					<br>
					Makes loud parts quieter, but quiet parts remain the same vollume.
				</li>
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Compressor</b>.</li>
						<li>Choose the threashold for volume with the slider.</b>
					</ol>
				
				<li>
				<a name="10"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Echo</font>
					<br>
					Adds an echo (Audio Clip 4.5).
				</li>
								<br>
				<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.5</b>: Echo<br>
			<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="echo.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
			</audio>
			</div>
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Echo</b>.</li>
						<li>Enter the <b>Delay Time</b>, in seconds.</li>
						<li>Enter the <b>Decay Factor</b>, in seconds.</li>
					</ol>
				
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				<a name="11"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Fade In</font>
					<br>
					Fades the selection in (Audio Clip 4.6).<br><div class="note">Note: Does not have a preview.</div>
				</li>
				
				<br>
				<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.6</b>: Fade In<br>
			<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="fadein.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
			</audio>
			</div>
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Fade In</b>.</li>
					</ol>
				
				<li>
				<a name="12"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Fade Out</font>
					<br>
					Fades the selection out (Audio Clip 4.7).<br><div class="note">Note: Does not have a preview.</div>
				</li>
				
				<br>
				<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.7</b>: Fade Out<br>
			<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="fadeout.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
			</audio>
			</div>
				
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Fade Out</b>.</li>
					</ol>
		
				<li>
				<a name="13"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Phaser</font>
					<br>
					Adds a phase-shifted signal to the original track (Audio Clip 4.8).
				</li>

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				<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.8</b>: Phaser<br>
			<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="phaser.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
			</audio>
			</div>
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Phaser</b>.</li>
						<li>Adjust the sliders to preference.</li>
					</ol>
				
				<li>
				<a name="14"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Repeat</font>
					<br>
					Repeats the selection a certain number of times.
				</li>
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Repeat</b>.</li>
						<li>Enter number of times to repeat.</li>
					</ol>
				
				<li>
				<a name="15"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Reverse</font>
					<br>
					Reverses the selected audio (Audio Clip 4.9).<br><div class="note">Note: Does not have a preview.</div>
				</li>

				<br>
				<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.9</b>: Reverse<br>
			<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="reverse.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
			</audio>
			</div>
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Reverse</b>.</li>
					</ol>
					
				<li>
				<a name="16"></a>
					<font class="subsectionheader">Wahwah</font>
					<br>
					Uses a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-frequency_oscillation" target="new">low frequency oscillator</a> to filter the sound (Audio Clip 4.10).
				</li>

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				<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Audio Clip 4.10</b>: Wahwah<br>
			<audio controls="controls">
			<source src="wahwah.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
			<embed autoplay="false" height="50px" width="100px" src="echo.mp3" />
			</audio>
			</div>
					<ol>
						<li>Select the audio you want to change.</li>
						<li>Click the <b>Effect Menu</b> and choose <b>Wahwah</b>.</li>
						<li>Adjust the sliders to preference.</li>
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